Brittany Woods Broadcast

Hello BW Families,

Change is definitely our constant as we start our journey into the second half of our school year. We continue to navigate an ever-changing pandemic and learn and grow how to serve the varying needs of kids. This week, we will gather as a community to talk about the next layer of change for our school. On February 16th, we will welcome all of our in person learners back to school for 4 days of in person. Please join us for our family meeting on February 3rd at 9am or 5pm (zoom links below) to talk about these changes and what it means for your child whether they are in person or virtual. We look forward to connecting with you soon!

With gratitude,

Grace

Wednesday, February 3rd

9am Session zoom link

5pm Session zoom link

The pandemic has certainly created new pivots and challenged us to think creatively about how we do things in school. One of those pivots are school pictures. Starting the week of February 8th, we will take school pictures for students in person through their PE classes. Grade level principals will share when your child's PE class will take their pictures so kids can be picture ready.

Please be on the lookout for information soon from your grade level principals, Mr. Flinn, Dr. Rooks and Dr. Pautsch.

Tune in every Friday during the month of February as we celebrate Black History Month with our Student led Podcast, "28 under 28". Join us on February 26 for our Black History Month Trivia Night...Drive-In style! More information to come.

Join us as we kickoff Parent University on Thursday, February 18th from 6-7pm! Come hear Dr. Lee's vision for a true school-family partnership, share the hopes and dreams you have for your students and our school, and meet new people as we build a true school community! Please register in advance by clicking HERE!

The Return to School Handbook, will be able to share some of the changes to our typical school practices. Please read through with your child in order to prepare for some of the changes they will see at school.

If you missed the 6th grade Student Webinar, here are the links for our back to school video and 6th grade webinar with Mr. Flinn.

If your student will require daily medication or treatments (inhaler, diabetes care, etc) while back at school, please contact me as soon as possible to arrange medication drop-off. Your student's pediatrician office can fax the following important plans to me if applicable: asthma action plan, diabetes action plan, or seizure action plan. Also, please feel free to call me if you have any questions or updates regarding your student's current health.

dbashiti@ucityschools.org

Phone: 314-635-0820

Fax: 314-997-1786

Looking forward to keeping your students healthy and safe!

Dena

The hotline provides a place to obtain general information about COVID-19, district policies, testing locations and ways to access to primary care physicians. The hotline further provides parents with ways to directly contact a school nurse and general information regarding testing, exposure, quarantine and isolation.

To see information about the activities offered this year, please click here.

Free online tutoring is being offered by St. Louis County Library from 10 AM - 10 PM.

Tutor.com connects students in grades K-12 with live tutors in a safe and secure online classroom. Students can access academic tutoring, homework help and test prep assistance. Resources are also available for early college students, adult learners and job seekers. Anyone with a valid St. Louis County Library card can use tutor.com.

Live tutoring is available from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day of the week. Students may also upload a document 24/7 to receive tutor feedback.

To get started, visit tutor.com and log in with your last name, library card number, and PIN.

This program is part of the Digital Equity Initiative, announced in July 2020 by St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page.

In case you missed it, please click this link to view our Virtual Open House. You will see a map of our building and teacher's names in the areas where their classrooms are located. Enjoy your visit and we hope to see you in person soon.

Grace Lee, principal – glee@ucityschools.org

Pablo Flinn, 6th assistant principal – pflinn@ucityschools.org

Kellie Willis, 6th counselor – kwillis@ucityschools.org

Yvonne Rooks, 7th assistant principal – yrooks@ucityschools.org

Emily Bardot, 7th counselor – ebardot@ucityschools.org

Cate Pautsch, 8th assistant principal – cpautsch@ucityschools.org

Rashaad Davenport, 8th counselor – rdavenport@ucityschools.org

Stephani Hudson, SSD area coordinator – shudson@ucityschools.org

Allegra Grawer, school social worker – agrawer@ucityschools.org

Dena Bashiti, school nurse- dbashiti@ucityschools.org

Tech support- wo@ucityschools.org

Brittany Woods Main Office – 314-290-4280

Location: 8125 Groby Road, University City, MO, USA
Phone: 314-290-4280